October 2013
Take a look at how this Wisconsin fabricator uses the portable all-in-one Multimatic 200 multiprocess power source from Miller Electric to gain versatility and increase their welding productivity by 25 to 30 percent on field repair and fabrication jobs.
Guest columnist Jerry Ward of Metcam shares some insights that can help you grow your output, your bottom line and your employee count.
Theory becomes practice with the latest CNC technologies in your shop.
A review of some of the latest technologies in sawing systems that can reduce your operating costs, improve your part quality, and increase your shop profitability.
By utilizing an advanced design of billet-cutting saw from Advanced Machine & Engineering, Clifford-Jacobs Forging Company realized faster throughput on its billet blank preparation, with a high degree of accuracy and an anticipated 20-year service life – all without major rebuilding.
Guest columnist Jerry Ward of Metcam shares some insights that can help you grow your output, your bottom line and your employee count.
Cutting Through the Buildup: The time and money associated with managing slag is often mistaken as an unavoidable cost in laser cutting operations. But once you realize the full impact that slag has on your laser cutting process, there are ways to cut costs . . . by cutting through the slag.
Brookings report provides Tennessee roadmap for automotive manufacturing growth Supplier network growth and public sector collaboration keys to competitiveness.
Options include stock size measuring, automated length measuring systems, bar manipulating systems, infeed and outfeed systems and stackers.
The owners of 6 Salon had a unique vision: to help them make that vision a reality they turned to a talented designer, and to 3-Dimensional Services.
Here is a snapshot of some of the machine tools, CAD/CAM software, tooling and workholding, inspection systems and other equipment that was exhibited October 15-17 on the show floor at the Los Angeles Convention Center – a must see of innovative metalworking technology.
Take a tour through some of the machine tools, CAD/CAM software, tooling and workholding, inspection systems and other equipment exhibited on the show floor at the TD Convention Center in Greenville, SC, on October 29-31.
Theory becomes practice with the latest CNC technologies in your shop.
This compact, multitasking machine has an added turning function in conjunction with Brother’s high speed mill and tapping.
Take a look at how this Wisconsin fabricator uses the portable all-in-one Multimatic 200 multiprocess power source from Miller Electric to gain versatility and increase their welding productivity by 25 to 30 percent on field repair and fabrication jobs.
In part two of this three-part series, we walk through the mechanics of process control on the floor, the flexibility and lean manufacturing capabilities of automated welding, and how robots handle all sorts, sizes, shapes of parts – ideal solutions for the competitive job shop.
Using a higher percentage of argon can increase the weld metal’s tensile strength, but it provides no additional value and may increase the chances of weld cracking. Here’s why.
With the advancements in welding technology, weld travel speeds are increasing beyond manual torch positioning and require some type of automation to achieve greater torch accuracy. Brian Butler of Arc Products explores how seam tracking systems offer this capability with a relatively small capital investment.
Live tool with coolant-fed bearings can run at high speeds and high duty cycles without the accuracy and failure frequency problems of conventional bearings.
Blaser has extended its ultra-modern Technology Center which now occupies about 3200 sq ft of floor space at its head office site in Switzerland.
To select an appropriate scissor lift for a specific application, here is the basic information that must be considered, including capacity, the nature of the load, the means of loading and unloading, the travel and lowered height, the platform size, speed requirements, power and duty cycle requirements, and more.
Line of fire injuries remain an enigma. here are some reasons why – regardless of engineering controls, guarding or bypass interlocks – workers that continue to put themselves into the line of fire will eventually die on the job.
Live tool with coolant-fed bearings can run at high speeds and high duty cycles without the accuracy and failure frequency problems of conventional bearings.
Lang provides automation at a realistic cost for JK Engineering
The fourslide process is capable of cutting typical tooling costs to as little as $3,000, halving tooling lead times, and eliminating after-production adjustment to meet specifications with its unique integration of stamping and forming operations.
A process-controlled hard turning cell in this Texas machine shop deploys programmable gages for measuring and sorting mud-motor bearings – and the cell pays for itself in 18 days.
Every shop should develop a high-level understanding of their existing quality resources so they can begin creating flow charts for each quality process that, in turn, will help them understand not only a breakdown of what takes place within a specific process, but also the resources allocated to each step along with any potential gaps that may exist.
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